City Week: June 4-June 10
A Selective Listing of Recommended Cultural & Community Events
Compiled by Max A. Goldstein
Friday, June 4
Eastern Dance—The Indo-American Arts Council and Asia Society present the third annual “Erasing Borders: Festival of Indian Dance 2010.” The agenda includes two evening performances and two days of panels, workshops and demonstrations of Indian and Indian-inspired dance. The evening performances feature traditional, non-traditional, classical and post-modern dance, while the day sessions explore movement elements, rhythm and textual content. For more information, visit www.asiasociety.org. Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Ave., 212-288-6400; $16 to $20 for performances, $7 to $10 for a class. Read more
New Year’s Eve Prep
Jeffrey Straus, president of Countdown Entertainment; Andrew Varga, CMO of Papa John’s International; and Times Square Alliance president Tim Tompkins conduct the annual “air-worthiness test” of the confetti used in Times Square’s New Year’s Eve celebration. About 3,000 pounds of confetti will be thrown by hand from various buildings at midnight Jan 1. Photo by Andrew Schwartz 
THE FACE OF 2009
In Times Square, a reveler dons 2009 glasses to celebrate the New Year. To see more “Faces of 2009,” visit our gallery section.
Photo by Andrew Schwartz
FLIGHT OF THE CONFETTI
Maggie Bates and Megan and Cathleen Childs from Fort Worth, Texas, revel in swirling confetti blown up from a subway grate. The display is part of the annual air worthiness test for confetti used during the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebrations. Inset: Some of the confetti released at midnight on Dec. 31 will feature handwritten wishes created by people who stopped by the Times Square Visitors Center. Three thousand pounds of confetti will be thrown by hand from various buildings in Times Square to celebrate the New Year. Photo By Andrew Schwartz
